a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Withdrawn; secluded. [ R. ] “Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.” Miss Edgeworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Recessed arch (Arch.), one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]